Clothes-supporting device



pri 8, 1924;

J. E. BUDD cLoTHEs suPPoRTIN'G DEVICE Filed April 19. 1923 Patented Apr. s, 1924.

i UNITE-D sir-Aras PATENT' OFFICE..

'JOSEPH Enw'mvnunm, OF Bosman, MINNESOTA, AssIGNon. or'oNn-THIRD To A, n. amiss; or nosneu, mNNrso'rA.

CLOTHES-SPPORT'ING DEVICE.

Al-plicationk led April 19, 1923. Serial No. 633,215.

`posed pincarrying line, said pin carrying line being resiliently connected at either end to cause the same to return to normal position when released with its pins thereon.

.Another object istheprovision of a clothes supporting line in combination with a pin carrying line having the pins so mounted thereupon that they may? be easily put on A and removed and at the same time secured 'against accidental disengagement, easily accessible for use, strong, durable andinexpensive to manufacture.

' The `advantages of a device, in accordance 25 with this invention,may be readily seen.

Anynumber of pins may be strung upon the line provided for them, one supply lasting indetinitely as they only need be removed as it becomes necessary to replace 3o some with new ones. Further, they are `always clean, which is not the case with those carried to and from the 'line at each washing, and consequently do not soil the clothes over which they are clamped. v

The pin carrying line is resihently supported' at either end .to allow it to be drawn down whenethe clothes line sags from the weight .of the clothes or when other strain 1s p aced upon it, thus preventing the grip 4o of the pins from being broken and allowing the clothes to fall in the dirt. y

A more comprehensive understanding of the device may be had4 throughreference to the following drawing, in which Figure. 1 shown aside elevation of my device, partly in section, and in use.

Fig. 2 is av vertical transverse view through the lines and one of the pins;

Fig. 3 is a` ,perspective view of a pini;

and lts attaching means.

'Like numerals refer .to like parts in each ci the several figures of the drawing.

Ythereover,

In the main igure of the drawing is shown spaced supporting members 1 which may be of any character, while extending from one to the other thereof is shown a clothes line 2. Supported above the clothes line and extending parallel support Sawhich may be of'rope, wire or any suitable material, and is attached at either end to resilient spring members 4, 4,l

which have their outer ends passed through openings .5 in the supports 1, and connected to members 6 positioned across the .o nings. Suspended from the line 2, are a p urality of spring pressed clamping members 7 .each of which is composed of two coacting jaws 8 and 9,*one of which is of greater length than the other and each having intermediate its ends opposed abutments 10, which act as a fulcrum. f s

Each of the jaws Stand 9 has extending therethrough, between the rear ends and the a'butments 10, slots 11 and 12, through which a spring 13, in the form of an open ring,

is adapted to pass, the ends being forward of the opposed abutments 10, and embedded in the sides of the jaws.

Passing through an aperture 14, in the outer endV of the jaw 9, is an open suspending. loop 15, having its ends turned back in the form of hooks 16 and arranged in close proximity to one another, so that in use, the two hooks positioned sideby side act together in supporting the clothes pin, but when it is desired to remove the same from the line, the loo the hooks 16 are above the line, turned to force them apart and then lowered allowing the line to pass through the space between them. o L

Having thus described the invention 1n accordance with' the accompanying draw# ing, it is to be understood .that various changes and modifications may be made in the same without departiig from the spirit of the invention as claime What is claimed is 1. In-a device of the character described, a clothes line, aresilient support arrange means common to said line and support for ancho-ring the .ends thereof, loops depending from saidsupport andv sectional garment securing devices associated therewith is a resilient is raised until the ends of With'said line, each of said loops loosely extending through one of the sections of each of said devices.

2. In a device of the character described, 5 a clothes line, aA resilient support arranged thereover, means common to said line and support for anchoring the ends thereof, removable loops depending from said support,

and sectional garment securing devices associated with said line, each of the loops loosely extending through one of the sections of each of said devices.

In testimony whereof, I aIix my signature hereto.

JOSEPH EDWIN Bunn. 

